Location Transport

What should I use to go to Gainesville for my college orientation?

I got accepted to University of Florida, I live in Miami and my orientation is May 18 and 19. I will be going there May 17 though and I have not been able to find a freaking flight that can take me there those days. My orientation starts may 18 at 8:00 am. I want to be there the day before to be able to rest and not rush. It ends May 19 after 5:00 pm. I was thinking about going on the greyhound bus but it takes 10 hours to drive there and back. I was like O.o whoa! And then I don't know if the greyhound has a location where it leaves me exactly at the university or where the orientation will be taking place. I am going to be staying at the broward hall when I get there which is a few .5 miles away from where the orientation will start taking place, kinda like a good 15 min walk maybe. I could call them and ask them but since I LOVE yahoo answers so much, I am giving my question to you guys. So basically, should I use the greyhound bus? and if I do, is there a location of a greyhound bus that can leave me near my orientation or at the university? and if not, are there taxis that i can take after getting off the bus around the bus station that can take me to my direct destination? and how much money does a taxi usually charge? ^-^ thanx! I want to know a good mode of transportation to getting to my orientation on the dates and times specified in the above paragraph. The greyhound bus takes 10 hours to get there to gainesville, so I wanted to get ona flight but there are no flights for those dates so I have no other option but taking the greyhound bus. My question is, are there any other busses that you guys can suggest I use, and if I do have to take the greyhound bus, are there any stations in gainesville that leave me exactly at the University, and if there any no stations that leave me exactly at the university, are there any taxis at the bus station that are available for me to take to get to the university, and how much does a taxi usually charge. If you want any further details I can post a link of the orientation pamphlet.

Public Comments

1. What do you mean? Be specific
2. I suggest you call up the preview people at UF and see if they can help you out with travel arrangements. The Greyhound bus station is about 3 miles away from campus. I don't know how much are taxis in Gainesville but once you get on campus you can pretty much walk everywhere you need to get to. Your best bet is to call UF and see if they can help you out.